The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-02-04
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.

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The bill empowering the president to
retaliate on the Canadians Tor outrages on
our fishermen, passed with only one dis
senting voice.
The bill is the one recently reported from
the committee on foreign affairs Mr.. Frye
sunnorted il. He eaid that difficulties be-
tween the United and Canada upon this sub
iect would be Immediately settled If the
president, under the second section of the
bill. should forbid the importation of Can
adam fish into the United States. Mr.. Frye
said:
The American minister to England (Mr.
Phelps) had made an exceptionally clear, com
prehensive and to him an entirety satisfactory
statement Of the whole case; RMS law mao
power in it. He believed that the president had
at heart the honor and dignity OF the great re-
public over which he presided. He believed the
president was in favor Of protecting the rights
OF every American citizen Aye, more, he be-
iieved that he was an honest man and that II
this law were passed the power whIcn 10 would
put into his hands would be used for the protec-
ton Of American rights.
Several other senators made pretty violent
war speeches.
Senator Allison Of Iowa on Monday
presented petitions from all the national
banks of Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis,
recommending certain changes and moditi-
cations in the house bill as to national
banks, now pending before the SEN
ate committee on finance. Mr.. Butler
introduced a bill to provide for the con-
struction of a steam cruising vessel of war
of twenty knots speed. The senate bill pro-
viding that poStotfices of the third class shall
not be changed into postotfices OF the fourth
class, where the gross receipts AMOUNT to
81, 900 a year or where the box receipts and
commissions constituting the postmaster's
compensation amount TO 81 900, passed.
HOUSE.
The following bills, etc, were introduced:
By Mr.. Springer, proposing q constitutional
amendment changing the time for the Assem-
bling Of congress to the first Wednesday OF Jan
nary of each year, By Mr.. Lawler. a resolution
directing the committee on naval affairs to in
quire into the eXpedienCy Of immediately appro-
priating $50, 600, 600 TO be expended under the
direction of the secretary of the navy for the
construction, equipment and armament of such
new vessels OF war as may be deemed necessary.
BY Mr.. Clardy, to incorporate the Atlantic d Pa
Cific Ship Railway company, By Mr.. Thomas
Qll.), to increase the naval establishments.
The bill aDrogating the powers OF the
executive officers of the United States in
allowing indemnity locations on scrip for
unsatistied private land claims and vesting
that power in the United States courts.
Passed. The house went into committee
of the whole on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Hepburn offered AN amend.
ment providing that the appropriations
made shall be expanded without the inter
vention of the Mississippi or Missouri river
commissions. Rejected-7 to 1877.
SENATE.
The resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment providing for woman suffrage
failed to pass the senate again to-day, bat ii
received twice as many votes as IL ala wnen
it was last before the senate. The proposed
amendment was as follows:
The right of citizens of the United States to
vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States, or by a state. on account Of sex
Congress shall have power by appropriate legis-
lation to enforce the provis .ons Of this article.
The resolution WAS reiacted as follows: